Jarred Gillett is an Australian football referee born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on 1 November 1986. He made his Premier League debut on 25 September 2021. He has been FIFA-listed since 2013; re-listed 2023. Gillett moved from Australian football into England and became the first Australia-born referee to officiate in the Premier League. He is part of the current Premier League officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Premier League season, Gillett has officiated 17 league matches, averaging 20.29 fouls, 0.29 penalties, 3.76 yellow cards and 0.06 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with a solid middle ground in disciplinary terms. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.